Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-02-10

maliciously conceived and horribly cxecut-
! ed II Is as follows
The sloop len Washingfoe early Wesines-
day morning, the 26fh of last August. with
no one on board but Captain Dixon AMI nv
self We got 10 Alexandra about no o'clock
and went To anchor below the light house
near the black buoy. We left there about
4 O'Clock in the evening after the steamer
Corcoran had gone up ON her regular trip 10
Washington. We anchored for the night
near Holland Point Friday we sailed,
down the river, starting early in the morn
ing, and anchored near Maryland Point
On Saturday, we went down as far as Lower
Machodoc, and went to anShor there about
IL o'clock that night Sunday morning. we
got under way about 5 O'Clock.
Where were You when you killed Captain
Dixon! Isuppose il was three or four miles
out from the Virginia shore in the Potomac
rver. | made up my mind 10 kill him on
Saturday night, and when he went down in
the cabin to light his pipe Sunday morning
after we got under way, / LEFT the pump
where was at work, and got a stick ofuak
cord wood that was laying on the trunk and
stood waiting for him 30 come on deck; as
he came up the steps ] struck him on the
side of lhe head and be fell back in the
cabin with his head on the left locker. |
let him lay there about ten minutes, and
then took a rope and put tit around his neck,
dragged him ont across the deck TO the rail
and then lifted him up and threw him over
board. He groaned once after got him on
deck. After being thrown overheard he
came up once struggling, moving his hand
up and down and then saLik. did not see
him any more. | then turned the head of
n D. ID. -. a
county, and went down in the cabin, 10 look
for money or anything that could find that
would b. of any account TO mesA got two
shirts, two coats and vest, some tobacco,
five boxes matches, comb, backing brush
and backing, looking glass and clock, and
put them in my satchel. | got in money out
OF the cupboard 1854 When I got near
Higgins Point lowered the lib, let 90 the
anchor, got in the yawl and went ashore.
went first 10 the house Of colored woman
that | knew Mrs Briscoe, and got nv
breakfast | stayed at Society Hill and in
that neighbOrhoOd until Wednesday, and
then started for Leonardtown TO get on the
steamer Thompson 20 go home. / reached
there early Wednesday night, having with
me two colored men and two colored wo-
men. We stopped as we passed through
the town at bar and got something TO
drink. lsaw Mr.. Graves, the deputy sheriff,
as We came through and as he did not ar
rest me | felt safe We then went down to
the wharf and went aboard the Thompson
ut once and | was lying down when Mr..
Graves came for me and carried me 30 Jail.
Did the Captain strike or quarrel with
you while on your way down the river?
lie never struck me, but scolded me some,
and said once he would carry me down the
river, but did not know that he would bring
me back; that he would either knock me
in the head or throw me overheard
From what You saw of the Captain did
you think he intended to do what he said
and do You harm? No, sir; did not think
he would, was not afraid Of him. Well,
what made you conclude 10 kill him on
saturday night? Was it for the money YOU
thought you would get? No, sir; ii is true
| thought ofmoney, but | killed him becaus
did not like him. Were you mad about
any particular thing when you made up
your mind Ia kill him? No, sir; went in
the cabin before the Captain did on Satur-
day night and was asleep before he left the
deck
Did You search the captains pockets after
you had killed him! | did not. | knew
that he did not carry his money in them
lis knife fell out of his pocket, | picked it
up and put it liz mine, and gave il to a boy
AT one OF the houses where | stopped before
| went 10 LeOEaritown.
Did you not cut the Captains throat
with it? No, indeed sir, | did not, the gen
tlemen who said his throat was cut were
mistaken.
The statement you made to Mr. Morgan
in Leonardtown that the Captain went down
in the cabin To get his gun 10 shoot YOU
was not true No, sir, il was not, he had
no gun aboard, and had no thought that |
meant him any harm.
Did you or the Captain go ashore in
Alexandria and take another man aboard |
No, sir, neither Of US went ashore, there
never was any other person aboard of the
boat while | was on her, but the Captain
and myself
What have told you is true statement,
sir.
OF late the prisoner has shown consider |
able penitence and asked for priest One
of the Rev. Fathers a II. Thomas Church |
Father Wallacel was called and has since |
been constant visitor 10 SCI the condemned |
man. He says he has no fear Of death itself, |
but the thought of the terrible hereafter is
dreadful 10 him. Ii is believed that the
prisoner will be sentenced ut the approach
ing term of court, which meets here on the
third Monday Of this month. After the
sentence he will be carried to Leonarltown
and executed, at such time as the Cover
nor shall designate.-Friday's Baltimore
ADaeTIcdR.